Assignment

Purpose of Assignment

Employment costs are arguably a business's biggest expense. Consider how employment law regulates concepts such as discrimination, injuries on the job, employee vs. independent contractor, wrongful discharge, and unionization, to name a few. As you research for this assignment, consider the decisions made in this area are much more than business decisions but, in fact, impact lives. How do we reconcile between hurting employees and impacting the bottom-line? This is much tougher than it appears.

Furthermore, Discrimination, Workers' Rights, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Family Medical Leave all flow from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As you work through this assignment consider how the law continues to be updated to represent the will of the people, and consider the role the government has in this process.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Legal Environment of Business: Online Commerce, Business Ethics, and Global Issues: Ch. 18, 19, 20, and 21. Legal Environment of Business: Online Commerce, Business Ethics, and Global Issues: Ch. 19, 20, and 21; Government websites dedicated to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Scenario: As employment costs continue to escalate, it is incumbent upon organizations to continually monitor its internal operations to ensure best practices are being followed. To that end, your CEO has asked you to prepare a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis.

Prepare a SWOT analysis in one of the following formats:

• A 15 to 20 slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (on the company Coca-Cola.)

Examine the following:

Part I

• Consider the impact a principal and agent have on a business.
• Compare how express, implied, and apparent authority created by the principal and agent impacts a business.
• Evaluate how the legal protections present in the workplace differ for employee and independent contractors.

Part II

• Describe the scope of coverage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
• Summarize the role of Title VII on businesses and describe how race, color, and national origin are protected.
• Explain what businesses must do to protect employees against gender discrimination and sexual harassment.
• Analyze what protections are afforded by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the liability issues it may cause for employers.
• Assess the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and how it protects workers.

Cite a minimum of five references. At least one peer-reviewed reference must be from the University Library.

Format your in-text citations and reference page consistent with APA guidelines.